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Where and when was the Lycian language spoken?

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Map of ancient Anatolia and northern Syria showing the geographic distribution of Anatolian languages, including Hittite, Hattian, Lydian, Phrygian, Palaic, Carian, Lycian, Pisidian, Hurrian, and Urartean. Major historical sites such as Hattusa, Kanesh, and Ugarit are marked, with the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea bordering the region. — Anatolian languages Distribution of the Anatolian languages.

The Lycian language was spoken in southwestern Anatolia during the 1st millennium BCE.1

Evidence of the language, which is an independent branch of the Anatolian languages, primarily consists of inscriptions found on coins and tombs. While some coins date back to the period between 500 and 360 BCE, the tradition of monumental inscriptions is believed to have continued into the 3rd century BCE. Most stone inscriptions date specifically to the 5th and 4th centuries BCE.21